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The original was posted on /r/ufos by /u/ForsakenLemons on 2024-12-18 13:04:09+00:00.
After stepping away from this topic last weekend, I’ve returned to find something pretty odd happening in this subreddit (even by r/UFOs standards!).
Posts featuring obvious planes are suddenly shooting to the top at a ridiculous pace. What’s most troubling is how these posts are framed - they often come with the implied assumption that the plane in question is a drone or a UAP, despite no supporting evidence.
The comments are flooded with quick, straightforward debunks, alongside a barrage of ridicule aimed at anyone who takes the topic seriously. Predictably, the conversation has shifted almost entirely to criticizing the low quality of the sub’s content.
But here’s the problem - if most commenters are calling out how ridiculous these posts are, who’s upvoting them in the first place?
This seems like a new push to discredit the subject. In the past, efforts to undermine the topic focused on debunking credible sightings or data ("Turnerbots"). Now, the strategy seems to have pivoted to flood the sub with blatantly non-anomalous content, inflate it with suspiciously high upvotes, and let the sub bury itself in a sea of self-mockery.
Anyone who sticks their head into this sub immediately gets hit with an impenetrable farce of nonsense.